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Intersections with Phil Allen, Jr.\n \nEpisode: 017\xa0\u201cGospel Music: The Cry of the Soul from the Black Church\u201d \nAirdate: February 1, 2021\nLength: 1:04:49\nGuests: September Penn\n \nAs we kick off Black History Month I wanted to begin with the heart and soul of our community, the Black Church and Gospel music. My guest September Penn is an accomplished worship minister, vocalist, and seminarian. She comes with a wealth of wisdom, knowledge, and impeccable giftedness.\nWe engage in a conversation that centers around the significance of the Black Church to the Black community dating all the way back to the \u201cinvisible church\u201d during the days of slavery. Penn describes the role of the Black Church as the space that leaves space for God to intervene. We call this the space to \u201cplay\u201d with God. Historically, Monday through Friday as Black people navigate racism to survive and thrive in spite of, they feel the stress in their bodies. Sundays are the days to be restored in their bodies. That\u2019s why the Black Church is critical.\nGospel music, she says, \u201cIs the cry, the sound of the soul singing out.\u201d Penn sheds light on the influence of gospel music on the broader US and global societies. Rock \u2018n Roll, Blues, R&B, and even Hip Hop can claim Gospel roots. Even countries like Japan and Poland have been influenced by the songs of pain and resiliency of Gospel music.\nThis is Black History.\nYou can follow September Penn on Facebook, on Instagram with the handle @septemberpenn, and on Twitter with the handle @septembersings. Before to check out September\u2019s virtual presentation of "Sounds of the Civil Rights Movement: The Power of Song."\xa0The video will premiere at 5:00pm PST on Tuesday, February 2nd:\nhttps://youtu.be/ZCEFVYuwnQk (https://youtu.be/ZCEFVYuwnQk)\n____________\nPhil Allen, Jr (http://www.philallenjr.com). is a Los Angeles-based pastor, social justice activist, filmmaker and author. Allen\u2019s book Open Wounds explores the murder of Nate Allen\u2014Phil Allen\u2019s grandfather\u2014in the Jim Crow era of South Carolina and how that traumatic event resonated through generations of his family. Open Wounds \u2013 which is based on the Allen-produced documentary (http://www.openwoundsdoc.com) of the same name \u2013 will be published February 9, 2021. Allen is a Ph.D. student studying Christian ethics at Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, CA.